I'm getting frustrated by CPU bottlenecks,
considering upgrading.

PC in sig, and as you can see the CPU is a little weak. It is very noticeable in CPU bound games or games where only 1 or 2 cores are used. The main thing that bothers me is it seems to cause fluctuations in framerate, not just consistently low frames.

I'm really thinking about pulling the trigger on a 4670 and a new motherboard. If I were to do that I don't know if I should go for a z97 board, or go with a universally well reviewed z87 board. Or if I should just wait for Broadwell.---FX 6300 @ 4.0Ghz | GTX 760 | AsRock 970 Extreme3 | 120 GB 840 EVO | 2x4GB RAM @ 1600Mhz | CX 500mSteamID: gsf4lyfe

I notice since getting rid of that faulty 580 that dropped dead on me that I only get CPU bottlenecks in a handful of games...a lot of issues I used to link to my CPU were caused by a bad GPU. Stuff like Planetside 2 and Battlefield 4 are the only games that really give me CPU issues now.

Total War games Dragon Age Origins Deus Ex HR DiRT series

Several others but can't recall them right now. Every time I experience this I do a little research and it usually is the case that it's a CPU intensive game that is giving me issues. I don't think it's my GPU because some games that are graphically demanding will run at really good framerates (Far Cry 3, Tomb Raider, Sleeping Dogs).---FX 6300 @ 4.0Ghz | GTX 760 | AsRock 970 Extreme3 | 120 GB 840 EVO | 2x4GB RAM @ 1600Mhz | CX 500mSteamID: gsf4lyfe

#4NingishzidaPosted 7/17/2014 4:22:33 PM

gsf4lyfe posted...

Dragon Age Origins

This game runs on a toaster, set affinity to one core.

#5g7g7g7g7Posted 7/17/2014 4:34:50 PM

Deus Ex HR ran at 80fps+ on my old phenom, so did dragon age 2 so they aren't being held back by your CPU

Use MSI afterburner to log info and check it, pay attention to CPU1 only as it's the one that will take a battering.

As for Total war games, yeah maybe going intel would help, but by how much performance and for how much money? Would an extra 15 frames for $300 be a sound investment.

DiRT 3 again ran at over 80fps on my old 4 core AMD, and runs at 100+ on my 8320, so that shouldn't be being held back by your CPU either.---"You know what's most annoying about hearing neighbors having sex?,When it's too quiet*" - Umbongo

#6NingishzidaPosted 7/17/2014 4:41:50 PM

g7g7g7g7 posted...

As for Total war games, yeah maybe going intel would help, but by how much performance and for how much money? Would an extra 15 frames for $300 be a sound investment.

Uh, if he spends $300 on an overcloackable Haswell refresh he's gonna get more than +15fps.

#7rupok93Posted 7/17/2014 4:47:36 PM

if you buy like a i7 4770k you and oc to like 4ghz you shouldn't have issues for like 4-5 years. You can get a combo for like $400 off microcenter.

#8gsf4lyfe(Topic Creator)Posted 7/17/2014 6:57:33 PM

g7g7g7g7 posted...

Deus Ex HR ran at 80fps+ on my old phenom, so did dragon age 2 so they aren't being held back by your CPU

Use MSI afterburner to log info and check it, pay attention to CPU1 only as it's the one that will take a battering.

As for Total war games, yeah maybe going intel would help, but by how much performance and for how much money? Would an extra 15 frames for $300 be a sound investment.

DiRT 3 again ran at over 80fps on my old 4 core AMD, and runs at 100+ on my 8320, so that shouldn't be being held back by your CPU either.